Goggles



July l 6, 1929.

G. L. TULLY ET AL GOGGLES Filed April 11, 1927 g j'nuentoz George 1:. 35111; nelson m. Baker.

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Application filed-April 11,1927. "SeriaPNO. 182,7132.

'T-hisinvention relates'to goggles and has particular reference to ventilating openings employed in connection with-means for battling the admission of' -light and foreign matter therethrough.

The principal object: of this inventionis to provide goggles having ventilating openings that are shielded so that no injurious light or-forei-gn matter such as molten metal, glass, hot flakes andso fortlnsma yreach the eyes of the wearer.

Another object is to provide a very simple, neat and economicallconstruction for such purpose. i

Other objects and advantages will be apparent by reference to the following specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it will be understood that we may make many modifications 1n the.

specific details of construction shown and described within the scope of the appended claims without departing from or eXceeding the spirit of the invention, the preferred forms onl have been shown and described by way 0 illustration.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a goggle embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view showing a portion of the side shield cut away to show the screen and ventilating opening.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 1. Fig. & 1s a perspectlve view showing a modification of the goggle. Fig. 5 18 a top or plan view of .the eye cup shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is asectlon on line 6-6 of Figure 5.

These goggles are designed for welders, molten glass workers, foundry men and so forth, who are exposed to intense heat and light and who must protect their eyes from foreign matter such as hot metal chips or sparks, flakes of glass, molten metal, etc., and also protect their eyes from the intense glare of light such as from a welders torch or, white hot metal.

In forming goggles of this character, wherein the wearer is subject to perspiration, it is very essential to provide ventilating means that will prevent the lenses held within the goggles from becoming steamed and blurred so as to affect thevision of-the-wearer. Although ventilating openings are very essential they have been found in the past to wbe-nthecause .of blindness in ;many.,cases through the entrance of splashing molten metal 1 and otherforeign matter such as hot sparks .or {flakes which-have been known to pass these openings. and thereby gain adzmission to-the eyes of the wearer.

,- 'lhepresent invention istherefore designed to provide ventilating means together with" gmeans for eliminating all possibility of light (or foreignmatterreaching the eyes of the wearer. I p Referring snore part cularly to the drawngs in -w hich similar reference characters denote similar parts throughout, the invention consists of a'goggle formed or the eye cups 1 connected at the center by the chain or the like 2 covered with the rubbertubing 8 to form the bridge or nosecontacting memher i. The eye cups 1 are formed with the inner annular lens receiving shoulders 511pon which the lenses 6 are seated and are held therein by the lens retaining rings 7 threadedly connected as at 8 to the outer or inner walls of the eye cups as shown in Figures 3 and 6.

In Figures 2 and 3 the eye cups 1 are formed with the ventilating openings 9 covered with the wire mesh or screens 10 over which the bafiie plates or shields-11 are placed to prevent the entrance of foreign matter. or light within the goggle. The baffle plates or shields 11 are attached to the eye cups by the rivets or the like 13 which are also used to hold the wire mesh or screens ,10 in position overthe openings 9. By reference to Figures 1 and 2 it will be seen that the baflie plates or shields 11 are arcuate in form to conform to the curvature of the eye cups to which they are attached and are arched in the center to form the chambers 20 which terminate with the openings 21 at each end to allowfree circulation of airthrough the screenedopenings 9 so that the eye cups may be well ventilated. These baflleplates or shields 11 used in conjunction with the screens 10 prevent entrance of light or foreign matter within the eye cups as aforementioned. The eye cups 1 may be formed of which the lenses 6 are seated are forms on the'base tvith the slots 14 communicating with the slots 15 which are positioned" subf stantially at right angles to the slots 14;. The

slots 15 are covered with the Wire mesh or screens 16 held in position on the eye cups by the'frame members '17 and rivets 18.

By reference to Fig. 6 it will be seen that the side alls of the eye cups 1 are shouldered as at 28 to receive the Wire mesh or screens 16 and frame members 17 so that they may be positioned flush With the side Walls of the eye cups to form a very neat and attractive admission to the eyes of the'wearer.

The goggle may be held upon-the face of the wearer by the elastic head band or the like 22. V i

From the foregoing it will be seen that We haveprovided simple, economical and effective means for battling the admission of foreign matter or light to the eyes of the wearer and have provided means whereby the goggle may be effectively and continually ventilated.

Having described our invention, Weclaim:

secured in the sunken seat and over the opening so that the outer face of the screen Will not project beyond the face surface of the eye cup. 7

- 2. In a device of the-character described, an eye cup having a ventilation opening transversely therethrough and a sunken seat surrounding the opening,a vented screen in the sunken seat and over the opening, and a securing band fastened over thevscreen around the periphery of the sunken seat, the outer face of Which does not project beyond the face surface of the eye cup.

GEORGE L. TULLY. NELsoN M. BAKER. 

